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Bluegrass Stockyards Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Albany, Kentucky · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $359.37/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,742/hd at 763 lb · 136 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $357.13/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $3,303/hd at 925 lb · 112 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $369.75/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,681/hd at 725 lb · 72 head
Albany, KY 7-weight heifers sold at $363/cwt, among the strongest in the state—$6/cwt above the KY average ($357)—with 381 head offered. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 381

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 61 365.25 $365.25 $3,105
910–940 925 112 354.50–359.75 $357.13 $3,303 +7.38

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 72 369.75 $369.75 $2,681 -0.50
760–765 763 136 359.25–359.50 $359.37 $2,742 +8.62

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.